Test Equipment at SOTABEAMS

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SOTABEAMS has started stocking the Peak Electronics range of test equipment. With six instruments to choose from they are suitable for use in the radio shack or lab. SOTABEAMS particularly commends the LCR45 automatic LCR meter as they use one every day in their factory. This handy unit has a whole host of uses including measuring toroid inductance and characterising variable capacitors.

Test Equipment at SOTABEAMS

Test Equipment at SOTABEAMS

New SOTABeam Antenna Tester

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SOTABeams have announced a new WSPRlite Flexi Antenna Performance Analysis System.

WSPRlite Flexi tester works from 6 meters through to 630 metres, and is compatible with Android and Windows Clients.

Benefits of the WSPRlite Flexi Antenna Performance Analysis System

  • antenna performance testing (great for contesters)
  • compare antennas
  • compare locations
  • test beam antennas
  • spot openings when you are out of the shack

More Information - https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/wsprlite-flexi

Wire Antenna Calculator

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Henry Garretson (W6SX) has made available a wire antenna calculator he produced to help his local DX Club - The Central Californian DX Club.

The online calculator can be used for popular wire antennas, from the standard easy to build flat-top dipole, to the inverted V dipole, but also the Quad Loop, and the equilateral delta loop antenna

Henry Garretson (W6SX) Wire Antenna Calculator - http://www.ws6x.com/ant_calc.htm